1. (noun) strike, work stoppage
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Synonyms: ten-strike, strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
2. (noun) strike
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Synonyms: ten-strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
3. (noun) rap, strike, tap
a gentle blow
Synonyms: dab, ten-strike, bang, strike, water tap, smasher, rap, tap, belt, spigot, knock, work stoppage, hydrant, pat, whang, blame, hit, whack, rap music, hip-hop, water faucet, wiretap, smash
4. (noun) strike, ten-strike
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Synonyms: ten-strike, strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
5. (noun) strike
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
Synonyms: ten-strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
6. (verb) hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang
a conspicuous success
Synonyms: charge, hit, crash, belt, fringe, smash, beauty, knock, bam, strike, ten-strike, striking, clap, lulu, stunner, kick, looker, eruption, boot, sweetheart, smasher, flush, thrill, collision, work stoppage, ravisher, hitting, rap, tap, bash, blast, rush, overhead, bang, peach, mantrap, smash-up, dish, knockout
7. (verb) strike
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
8. (verb) affect, impress, move, strike
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Synonyms: touch, chance upon, dissemble, incite, act, expunge, move, motivate, affect, strickle, imprint, attain, be active, come upon, chance on, propel, impress, impact, take, fall upon, strike, involve, shanghai, ingrain, assume, displace, make a motion, excise, collide with, coin, yarn-dye, fall, proceed, walk out, impinge on, go, sham, run into, scratch, shine, hit, prompt, regard, touch on, take up, bear on, locomote, mint, instill, travel, happen upon, bear upon, pretend, come to, run, print, feign, actuate, light upon, come across, discover
9. (verb) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
hit against; come into sudden contact with
Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, butt against, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, meet, strike, score, knock against, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, run across, shine, jar against, murder, rack up, tally, impress, bump into, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, see, discover, bump off, remove
10. (verb) strike, hit
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove
11. (verb) strike
indicate (a certain time) by striking
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
12. (verb) hit, strike
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
13. (verb) strike, walk out
stop work in order to press demands
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
14. (verb) fall, shine, strike
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Synonyms: reflect, settle, beam, excise, descend, fall down, lessen, decrease, hit, radiate, attain, return, glisten, fall upon, chance on, go down, take, diminish, flow, glow, strike, chance upon, move, come down, assume, devolve, coin, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, glint, pass, smooth, gleam, shine, accrue, mint, strickle, impress, hang, come across, take up, come to, come, expunge, come upon, precipitate, glitter, collide with, light upon, smoothen, light, discover, polish
15. (verb) come to, strike
attain
Synonyms: touch, chance upon, resuscitate, excise, hit, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, take, fall upon, refer, strike, move, assume, collide with, coin, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, revive, relate, come across, bear on, mint, strickle, impress, take up, come to, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover
16. (verb) strike, hit
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove
17. (verb) strike
cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
18. (verb) fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
find unexpectedly
Synonyms: detect, come over, chance upon, distinguish, excise, let out, hear, bring out, identify, hit, arrive at, disclose, attain, let on, chance on, describe, get word, reach, take, key, fall upon, meet, strike, reveal, move, assume, enter upon, see, find out, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, give away, fall, divulge, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, achieve, pick up, run across, come across, resonate, observe, get a line, notice, key out, mint, strickle, name, accomplish, impress, expose, take up, come to, expunge, unwrap, break, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, discover, luck into, find, make
19. (verb) strike
produce by ignition or a blow
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
20. (verb) strike, scratch, expunge, excise
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Synonyms: chance upon, itch, excise, impinge on, hit, fret, attain, chance on, scrub, take, come up, fall upon, strike, rub, inscribe, move, assume, call off, collide with, coin, scrape up, cancel, fall, walk out, chafe, shine, affect, engrave, run into, scratch, happen upon, scratch up, come across, mint, strickle, impress, come to, scrape, expunge, come upon, light upon, take up, fray, discover, grave
21. (verb) hit, strike, come to
cause to experience suddenly
Synonyms: touch, chance upon, resuscitate, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, reach, take, fall upon, refer, strike, score, make, off, revive, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, relate, shine, bear on, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
22. (verb) hit, strike
drive something violently into a location
Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
23. (verb) assume, take, strike, take up
occupy or take on
Synonyms: require, read, usurp, hit, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, start, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, resume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, strickle, absorb, necessitate, discover, take over, consume, fall upon, sorb, don, hire, feign, chance upon, consider, need, rent, get into, come across, pick out, chance on, aim, simulate, coin, suck, draw, expunge, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, presume, seize on, lease, walk out, fasten on, take aim, suck in, come upon, take up, bring, strike, use up, select, take, come to, train, drive, sham, collide with, excise, make, claim, hook on, take for granted, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, soak up, call for, take in, scoop, lift out, light upon, submit, convey, move, shoot, engage, imbibe, direct, charter, put on, wear, sop up, impinge on, contain, run into, seize, bear, happen upon, mint, fall, subscribe, shine, borrow, scoop up, scratch, involve, acquire, suck up, look at, postulate, accept, impress, guide, admit, attain, scoop out, arrogate, ask, affect, conduct, latch on
24. (verb) mint, coin, strike
form by stamping, punching, or printing
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, move, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, come across, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, coin, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
25. (verb) strickle, strike
smooth with a strickle
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, move, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, come across, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, coin, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
26. (verb) strike
pierce with force
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
27. (verb) strike
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
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Synonyms and Antonyms of strike 
